The burial of Jesus38-39Joseph of Arimathea came to Pilate later and asked him to release Jesus' body. Joseph had become a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he had been fearful of the Jewish leaders. Pilate gave permission and together with Nicodemus, who had earlier visited Jesus at night, Joseph came and took the body. Nicodemus had brought about a hundred pounds of a mixture of myrrh and aloes to prepare the body for burial.40So the two of them wrapped the body in strips of linen together with the spices, according to the Jewish burial customs.41Near the place where Jesus was crucified was a garden in which was a new unused tomb.42As it was the Jewish Day of Preparation and time before the Sabbath was short, they laid Jesus in that tomb which was conveniently nearby.
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